BachrachSusan D.Susan D. Bachrach1948mauOlympics--Political aspects2016-11-15JuvenileBoston97803160708670316070866Olympic Games (11th : 1936 : Berlin, Germany)Olympics--Political aspects--Germany--History--1933-19451933-1945Berlin, Germany)9780316070874031607087441516448en20001st ed.415164482000The Nazi Olympics : Berlin 1936Prelude: Berlin is chosen to host the 1939 Olympics -- 1933-1936: Nazi Germany: Hitler comes to power -- Police state -- Nazi racism and antisemitism -- Nazification of German sport: Nazi sport -- Nazi takeover of the Olympics -- Persecution of Jewish athletes -- Boycott debate: Should the games go on? -- Support for a boycott -- African American voices -- American Jewish voices -- World voices -- Nazi Olympics: Perfect arena for the Nazi propaganda machine -- Winter games: Rehearsal for Berlin -- Remilitarization of the Rhineland -- Nazi propaganda and the summer Olympics -- Berlin: Facade of hospitality -- Opening of the games --African American successes -- Jewish athletes and the games -- Aftermath -- War and the Holocaust.Recounts the story of the Olympics held in Berlin in 1936, and how the Nazis attempted to turn the games into a propaganda tool for their cause.Juvenile worksHistoryGermany.Little, Brown, and Co.Olympic Games.